It is very inspiring to look up information on the internet. Here are a number of website addresses you might want to visit for some inspiration.
We invite you to look at some of these website links when you have some time available. Some of these sites have ideas you can use if you are able to take
3. This is a wiki that has a wonderful collection of tools one can use to create online stories. It also has lists of many other tools such as audio tools, slideshow tools, drawing tools etc. http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Writing+Tools
4. This is a Google Documents presentation highlighting 20 interesting ways to support writing in the classroom. It has been put together by a teacher called Tom Barrett who has collected ideas
from many different teachers. https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_435hgx9r8gz
5. Storybirds are short, visual stories that you make to share on the internet. You could use these in a computer lesson. http://www.storybird.com/
6. As a teacher you can create one of these online creative writing books for each member of your class quite easily. There’s no charge, and there’s plenty of clipart to illustrate the stories. http://www.storyjumper.com/
24. Write collaborative, group stories very easily in the computer room. PrimaryPad is a web based word processor that allows students and teachers to work together in real time. http://primarypad.com
Creative Writing sites
It is very inspiring to look up information on the internet. Here are a number of website addresses you might want to visit for some inspiration.
We invite you to look at some of these website links when you have some time available. Some of these sites have ideas you can use if you are able to take
your learners to a computer room at school.1. This is a collection of ten great sites for creating digital media and newspapers.
http://cyber-kap.blogspot.com/2010/09/top-10-sites-for-creating-digital.html
2. A blogpost about creating digital magazines and newspapers.
http://cyber-kap.blogspot.com/2010/09/top-10-sites-for-creating-digital.html
3. This is a wiki that has a wonderful collection of tools one can use to create online stories. It also has lists of many other tools such as audio tools, slideshow tools, drawing tools etc.
http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Writing+Tools
4. This is a Google Documents presentation highlighting 20 interesting ways to support writing in the classroom. It has been put together by a teacher called Tom Barrett who has collected ideas
from many different teachers.
https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_435hgx9r8gz
5. Storybirds are short, visual stories that you make to share on the internet. You could use these in a computer lesson.
http://www.storybird.com/
6. As a teacher you can create one of these online creative writing books for each member of your class quite easily. There’s no charge, and there’s plenty of clipart to illustrate the stories.
http://www.storyjumper.com/
7. This is a ‘Young Novelist’s workbook’ for young learners. It could be used for a creative writing club, for example.
http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/files/ywp/nano_ywp_09_workbook_elementary_final.pdf
8. This is the Sciptfrenzy’s young writer’s programme and it looks very interesting to try out.
http://ywp.scriptfrenzy.org/overview
9. This is a collection of book 'trailers' to inspire reading. This is a very different way of doing a book report.
http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Home+Student+Book+Trailers
10. This is a book report from a grade 5 student in his blog which links to the booktrailer site mentioned above.
http://josephr4.edublogs.org/2010/07/19/my-report/
11. Plenty of ideas for doing book reports with a difference
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/reading/bookrepts1.html
12. This site provides 729 story starters for children.
http://www.thestorystarter.com/jr.htm
13. This story starter site is for people of all ages and has over 1 million ideas.
http://www.thestorystarter.com/
14. Write an instant interactive monster story
http://www.kidsonthenet.com/motel/motel/interactive2.htm
15. Create interactive comics
http://webcomicbookcreator.com/
16. Fun fairytale generator. Great for narratives!! Looks great
http://www.sistersgrimm.com/newsite/game.html
17. Character Generator
http://bit.ly/dnHLt
18. A comic maker
http://www.pixton.com/uk/
19. Jenny Eather’s writing for fun new site
http://www.writingfun.com/
20. Creative writing tools and examples of their use in digital story telling
http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools
21. Literacy circles wiki – a collection of book summaries
http://litcircles.wik.is/
22. Growing your own stories from a story plant
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/storyplant.shtml
23. 'Fiction with a twist' blog . These are ideas about narrative writing
http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/raps/twist/teachingideas.htm
24. Write collaborative, group stories very easily in the computer room. PrimaryPad is a web based word processor that allows students and teachers to work together in real time.
http://primarypad.com
25. Inspiring ways of using primary pad in the classroom
http://www.ideastoinspire.co.uk/primarypad.htm
26. Inspiring writing
http://www.ideastoinspire.co.uk/inspiringwriting.htm
27. This looks like a page where one can create text and turn it into a web page.
http://entri.co/2kwE58
28. This is a brainstormer to get a learner thinking.
http://www.distractionbeast.com/brainstormer.swf
29. A book to help you share your photo resources.
http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr/